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UMBRELLA. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, I914.

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UMBRELLA. APPLICATIQN FILED JULY 28,19,1 1.

Patented July 6, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINOTON, D. c.

CHARLES 0. none, or FREMONT, nnnnasm,nssrenonoronaiiahr.aoiiIcrIA nn/ r I 5 SHIVER-S, or scnlnnnn, NEBRASKA. i f

UMBRELLA.

To all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known thatrI, CHARLES C. Home, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Freemont, inth'ecounty ofv Dodge and State of Nebraska, have invented new andu'seful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.-

The invention relates to an' improvement in umbrellas, being particularly directed to the self-opening and closing umbrella, and to the provisionof means whereby the umbr'ella is automatically opened and closed at thewillof the user. g

a The main object of the present invention is the provision of an umbrella and operatboth directions, means being constructed with a view tolboth positively opening and closing theumbrella'and so controlled as to perform these operations only at the will of the user.

The invention the preferred form of details will be describedin the following specification, reference being had particulady to the accompanying drawings, in which: v

Figure 1 is a view-in elevation, showing the improved umbrella, the cover being omitted; Fig. 2-is a vertical central section through the umbrella rod, showing the interior' mechanism. #Figu3 is a section similar to that of Fig. 2, taken at right angles thereto. Fig. 4 isa section on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on line 4-'4: of Fig.2. p

Referring particularly'to the accompanying drawings, the improved umbrella structure includes a rod'1'of'the-usual hollow form, connected at one end to the handle 2. In the lower portion of the rod is arranged a shaft 3, the lower end being preferably fixed in the handle 2 and the upper end by a transverse brace pin 4 extending through the rod 1. Encircling the shaft 3 is a coil spring 5, the lower end'being secured to a pinion 6 rotatably mounted on the shaft and the upper end to the pinion 7 rotatably mounted on the shaft at the upper end thereof. Mounted on the .shaft or pin 8 fixed transverse the rod 1 immediately above the pinion 7 is an operating member 9, terminally formed to provide pinions 10 adapted to register andcooperate with the pinion 7 and centrally formed with a channel 11.

mg means therefor, positively actuated in I Specification of LettersPatent. I 'Patentfea j l Application filed July 28, 1914. SerialNo.853,G75. i I

In the upper: portion jofxthe f rod 11 is arranged a shaft 12, fixedin the rod 1 and havmg mounted thereon a groovedroller 13.

The usual runner 14 is provided to which stretchers' 15 are con'nected,'and the roller 13 is arranged at theupperj limit of move ment of the runner, while the member. 9 is positioned at the lowerflimit of movement thereof. I

. A 'belt 1,6 connects the member 9 and the roller 13. The belt is. of theendlesstype and carries what I term an operating lugl'? andwith a release lug 18 at practically-the op;

formed with inwardly extending lugs 19 and 20 arranged at diametrically oppositapoints and preferably at opposite ends of such runher, the lugs operating through 'jslots 21.

formed at diametrically-opposite pointsin posite point on the belt." The runner 1.4. 15

the rod land being ofsuch'length'as to be disposed in the path of the'lug 17 on the belt. For manually controlling the operation of the device, I provide a push element 22 opthe push member and the rod to normally operate to-force said member into cooperae tion with the pinion, that is in looking po sitionto hold thepinionagainst movement.

A locking rod 27'extends vertically within the rod 1, being guided in mo-vementby guide elements 28 fixed to the rod and formed with. openings "29, through which the belt sections pass, so that the rod is main-. Y e

tained in effective relation with thebeltfat all times. The lower end of the rod normally rests upon the dog 25 when the latter is in looking relation to-the pinion, so that 3 when the dog is pushed laterally to Idisengage it from such cooperationfthe rod drops" I from again engaging the pinion. I The up- 1 i in rear of the same and preventsthe dog per end of the'rod'termi'nates slightly above the roller 12 and is formed with an offset projection 30 having an inclined face 31 on {he lower side, said projection overlying the elt.

The rod 1=is preferably made in sections,

as illustrated. at 32, the lowermost section joining the intermediate section at about the upper end of the shaft 3, so that the parts may be readily separated when necessary for repair or renewal. The spring 5 is wound through the medium of the shaft 83 projecting through the rod 1 and carrying beyond said rod a thumb wheel 34, and provided within the rod with a pinion 35 in mesh with the pinion 6, to which lower end of the spring is secured. Brace pins 36 extend transversely of the rod 1 at appropriate points throughout the length thereof to brace and hold the latter against distortion under strain.

In operation, assuming the spring to be under tension, the push member 22 in looking cooperation with the pinion 10, and the runner at its lowermost position, that is the umbrella closed, when it is desired to elevate the umbrella the member 22 is pushed inwardly, disconnecting it from the pinion. The rod 27 drops in rear of the dog to lock the parts in such position, whereupon the gears may be rotated by the spring, as obvious, to move the belt. This causes the dog 17 to engage the adjacent dog 19 of the runner and carry the same upwardly. The movement is continued until the runner is in its uppermost position, at which point the lug 17, due to its travel around the roller 13, rides from beneath the lug 19. A slightly farther movement of the lug 17 causes the same to ride beneath the projection 30, in contact with the face 31, elevating the locking rod and releasing the dog to permit the automatic return of the latter to locking engagement and stopping operation. When it is desired to lower the um brella the operation is practically identical,

except that in this instance, the lug 17 is- What is claimed is 1. An umbrella including a hollow rod, an endless belt arranged within the rod, a runner slidably mounted on the rod, means carried by the belt and runner for cooperation in the movement of the belt to actuate the runner in both directions, and an actuating mechanism for the belt.

2. An umbrella including a hollow rod, an endless belt arranged within the rod, a runner slidably mounted on the rod, means carried by the belt and runner for cooperation in the movement of the belt to actuate the runner in both directions, an actuating mechanism for the belt, and means for controlling the actuating mechanism.

3. An umbrella including a hollow rod, an endless belt arranged within the rod, a runner slidably mounted on the rod, means carried by the belt and runner for cooperation in the movement of the belt to actuate the runner in both directions, an actuating mechanism for the belt, means for controlling the actuating mechanism, and means for locking the control means in inoperative position during predetermined movement of the belt.

4. An. umbrella including a hollow rod, an endless belt arranged within the rod, a runner slidably mounted on the rod, means carried by the belt and runner for cooperation in the movement of the belt to actuate the runner in both directions, an actuating mechanism for the belt, means for controlling the actuating mechanism, means for locking the control means in inoperative position during predetermined movement of the belt, and means for automatically releasing the locking means at a predetermined point in the path of movement of the belt.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. HOLE. Witnesses:

FRED VoLPP, l/V. Gr. HENATSCH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

